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NewsFeedJose Andres renews call for investigation into WCK Gaza staff killingsWorld Central Kitchen founder José Andrés is renewing his call for an independent investigation into Israeli strikes that killed seven aid workers in Gaza in April 2024. The workers were traveling in three clearly marked vehicles on a route approved by and in compliance with Israeli authorities.Published On 30 Aug 202630 Aug 2026SaveShare Jose Andres renews call for investigation into WCK Gaza staff killings on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd media on Googleinfo
Andrew Aitchison/In Pictures Ltd./Corbis via Getty ImagesFile photoPrisoners who were freed under the government’s last early release scheme are returning to jail at a rapid rate, prison governors have told the BBC.They say they are seeing the same inmates, who were let out as part of the 2024 early release scheme to ease overcrowding, coming back after reoffending – including for breaching their conditions.”The churn is what stresses me out,” said one governor in the Midlands, describing it as a “revolving door”.It comes as Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced changes to the next early release scheme, starting in October, following…
Passengers stand on capsized Cyprus ferry ahead of rescueAt least eight people have died and more than a dozen others are still missing after a passenger boat capsized off northern Cyprus, the head of the Turkish administration there has said.Ünal Üstel, prime minister of the self-proclaimed Turkish republic on Cyprus, said the ferry had been carrying 259 passengers and eight crew members when it began taking on water after departing the coastal town of Kyrenia.The ship’s captain and seven crew members have been detained as part of an investigation into “how this tragedy occurred”, Üstel wrote on social media. A…
NewsFeedFormer Israeli soldiers pose as Pro-Palestinian supporters in the USFormer Israeli soldiers posed as pro-Palestinian supporters at various locations across New York City to deceive people into engaging with them before promoting Israel’s position. The demonstrations were organised by Frontline Advocates, a pro-Israel nonprofit that collaborates with the Israeli government.Published On 30 Aug 202630 Aug 2026SaveShare Former Israeli soldiers pose as Pro-Palestinian supporters in the US on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd media on Googleinfo
Watch: Nasa launches Roman telescope from Kennedy Space CenterNasa’s powerful next-generation telescope has blasted off into space from its launchpad in Florida, with a mission to explore dark energy, black holes and other mysteries of the Universe.The Nancy Grace Roman telescope will capture vast panoramic views of space, with a field of vision 100 times larger than both the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes, Nasa says.The mission begins with a 100-day journey to a vantage point roughly one million miles from Earth, where the telescope will then start charting planets outside our solar system, known as exoplanets.”Roman is going…
Watch: Teacher saved the lives of 900 students after phone callA headteacher has told how he saved 900 pupils’ lives from the Nepal floods – by quickly evacuating them just 10 minutes before the waters hit.Rajendra Dawadi, who is in charge of Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School in Nuwakot, told the BBC he had received four calls at 09:10 local time (03:25 GMT) warning about the disaster, which has now claimed at least 794 lives.He quickly decided to evacuate, telling the children to run to higher ground and ordering buses full of students to turn around to flee the area.Dawadi said:…
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Getty ImagesLenín Moreno will serve his sentence at home and has indicated he will appeal against the rulingA former president of Ecuador has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of taking bribes.Lenín Moreno insisted he had not taken money from a Chinese firm which secured a contract to build a hydroelectric plant in the Latin American nation.The 73-year-old will serve his sentence under house arrest due to his age and disability, and has already indicated his intention to appeal against the verdict after a court in the capital, Quito, found him and 19 others guilty…
RNLIHM Coastguard in Falmouth confirmed three people had been taken to hospitalSearches are continuing for two crew members after a French fishing boat sank in the English Channel, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said.A coastguard rescue helicopter, fixed-wing plane and two RNLI lifeboats began searching an area south-west of Eddystone Lighthouse off Plymouth after the crew released a distress call at 18:00 BST on Saturday.HM Coastguard in Falmouth said three people were rescued from the boat and have been taken to hospital.A large number of civilian vessels are assisting the “intensive search” for the two remaining crew members, an HM…
LIVEBoat carrying 267 people capsizes off northern CyprusThe Turkish Interior Ministry says the ship began taking on water four nautical miles off Kyrenia Port, as a search and rescue operation is under way.